MLS

Portland Timbers vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Portland Timbers
  • 21': Dairon Asprilla
  • 68': George Fochive
FT
2 - 1
LAFC
  • 27': Cristian Arango (P)

George Fochive scores go-ahead goal. Timbers beat LAFC 2-1

— George Fochive scored the go-ahead goal on a header in the 68th minute and the Portland Timbers beat Los Angeles FC 2-1 on Sunday night.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers).
  • 1': Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 2': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 2': Josecarlos Van Rankin (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yimmi Chara with a cross.
  • 4': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 5': Attempt missed. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Claudio Bravo.
  • 9': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers).
  • 13': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
  • 14': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Yimmi Chara (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yimmi Chara.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Arango with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Sebastien Ibeagha.
  • 21': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
  • 21': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Francisco Ginella.
  • 24': Foul by Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers).
  • 24': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 25': Penalty conceded by Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 26': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 27': Goal! Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 29': Attempt saved. Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Felipe Mora.
  • 32': Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
  • 37': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Diego Chara.
  • 37': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 40': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
  • 42': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
  • 42': Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Offside, Los Angeles Football Club. Jesús David Murillo tries a through ball, but Francisco Ginella is caught offside.
  • 43': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
  • 45': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Claudio Bravo (Portland Timbers).
  • 45'+1': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 45'+2': Offside, Portland Timbers. Josecarlos Van Rankin tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portland Timbers 1, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 46': Offside, Portland Timbers. Sebastián Blanco tries a through ball, but Dairon Asprilla is caught offside.
  • 47': José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) hits the left post with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards. Assisted by Kim Moon-Hwan.
  • 50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Diego Chara.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
  • 52': Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 52': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 54': Attempt missed. Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Dairon Asprilla (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastián Blanco.
  • 55': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by Francisco Ginella.
  • 55': Corner, Portland Timbers. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
  • 56': Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Sebastien Ibeagha (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 59': Attempt saved. Felipe Mora (Portland Timbers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dairon Asprilla with a cross.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
  • 61': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 61': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri replaces Dairon Asprilla.
  • 62': Substitution, Portland Timbers. George Fochive replaces Cristhian Paredes.
  • 62': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Dario Zuparic.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 64': Attempt missed. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Arango following a fast break.
  • 68': Goal! Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1. George Fochive (Portland Timbers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 73': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 73': Sebastián Blanco (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces Raheem Edwards.
  • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Palacios replaces Sebastien Ibeagha.
  • 75': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Francisco Ginella.
  • 76': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Foul by George Fochive (Portland Timbers).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 78': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Marvin Loría replaces Sebastián Blanco.
  • 78': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Santiago Moreno replaces Yimmi Chara.
  • 79': Diego Chara (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 79': Offside, Portland Timbers. Felipe Mora tries a through ball, but Diego Valeri is caught offside.
  • 81': Dario Zuparic (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 82': Attempt saved. Larrys Mabiala (Portland Timbers) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Valeri.
  • 83': Foul by Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers).
  • 83': Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Larrys Mabiala.
  • 85': Foul by Danny Crisostomo (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 85': Santiago Moreno (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Bryce Duke replaces José Cifuentes.
  • 86': Offside, Portland Timbers. Diego Valeri tries a through ball, but Larrys Mabiala is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
  • 87': Marvin Loría (Portland Timbers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Substitution, Portland Timbers. Jaroslaw Niezgoda replaces Felipe Mora.
  • 90': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Claudio Bravo.
  • 90'+4': Bryce Duke (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Diego Chara (Portland Timbers).
  • 90'+4': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by George Fochive.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portland Timbers 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
9 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 1
49.3 Possession 50.7
14 SHOTS 11
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 321
387 Passes 406
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
22 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 55
29 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 15
13 Tackles 23
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
16 Interceptions 7
14 Effective Clearances 20
14 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Providence Park
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Attendance: 21,311

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 +13 12
2 LAFC 4 +8 12
3 San Diego FC 4 +8 10
4 San Jose Earthquakes 4 +5 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portland Timbers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Steve Clark (GK)
13 Dario Zuparic
33 Larrys Mabiala Yellow Card
5 Claudio Bravo Yellow Card
2 José Van Rankin
10 Sebastián Blanco Yellow Card
21 Diego Chará
22 Cristhian Paredes
9 Felipe Mora
27 Dairon Asprilla
23 Yimmi Chará
Portland Timbers Substitutes:
Diego Valeri, Pablo Bonilla, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Marvin Loría, Zac McGraw, Renzo Zambrano, Aljaz Ivacic, George Fochive, Santiago Moreno.

LAFC LAFC (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
30 Tomas Romero (GK)
94 Jesús Murillo
5 Mamadou Fall
25 Sebastien Ibeagha
15 Daniel Crisostomo
8 Francisco Ginella
11 José Cifuentes
44 Raheem Edwards
33 Kim Moon-Hwan
17 Brian Rodríguez
29 Cristian Arango
LAFC Substitutes:
Jamal Blackman, Latif Blessing, Marco Farfan, Diego Palacios, Bryce Duke, Jordan Harvey, Cal Jennings, Christian Torres, Daniel Musovski.

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